Morning bird: Farmers will go out with hundreds of tractors to protest against food imports. Trump is considering reassessing scientific findings about global warming.
Farmers who are protesting across Europe today are particularly bothered by the trade agreement between the EU and the South American states of the Mercosur association, and duty-free imports from Ukraine. Lee Zeldin, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, fears that the Donald Trump administration will reconsider scientific findings that greenhouse gases and the associated global warming threaten public health and well-being.
Farmers throughout Europe will protest against trade agreements
Czech farmers will join European protests against food imports from countries outside the European Union with hundreds of tractors today. They will protest throughout the Czech Republic and at the borders, farmers will not come to Prague. Some farmers will take heavy machinery on the roads, others plan demonstrations in squares or debates with citizens and politicians. At border crossings, farmers will meet with protesting farmers from neighbouring countries. The farmers are particularly irritated by the trade agreement between the EU and the South American countries of the Mercosur association and duty-free imports from Ukraine, because according to them, farmers in these countries do not have to comply with strict standards as in the EU, the server Ceskenoviny.cz reported.
Environmental Protection Agency Chief Pressured Trump Administration
Lee Zeldin, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, had urged President Donald Trump's administration to reassess scientific findings that greenhouse gases and the associated global warming threaten public health and prosperity. The 2009 finding is the legal basis for a number of climate regulations for motor vehicles, power plants, and other pollution sources. A spokesperson for the agency refused to confirm that this recommendation, which was made last week based on an executive order from Trump, had taken place, reports the AP agency.
Bosnian Serb Leader Dodik Sentenced to One Year
Milorad Dodik has been sentenced to one year in prison for defying the decisions of the highest international representative overseeing peace in this Balkan country. The court in the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, also banned the President of the Republika Srpska, an autonomous Serbian republic, from participating in politics for six years. Dodik was charged in 2023 with having signed laws in the past that suspended the decision-making of the Constitutional Court and the international peace envoy Christian Schmidt, reported Al Jazeera.
The Best Coffee Shop Brand is Australian Toby's Estate Coffee Roasters
Sydney, Australia has the best coffee shop in the world. At least that's what a new survey of the best coffee shops, brought to you by CNN, claims. At the top is the Toby’s Estate Coffee Roasters brand based in Sydney, followed by Onyx Coffee Lab from American Arkansas, Gota Coffee Experts from Vienna, Proud Mary Coffee from Melbourne, and Tim Wendelboe from Oslo, Norway. Other award-winning coffee shops come from Singapore, France, Malaysia, and Colombia. Coffee shops were judged on various factors - from the quality of coffee and food, sustainability, and customer services. In the final selection, both public opinion and expert ratings were taken into account according to the "World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops".
Sources: Ceskenoviny.cz, AP, CNN, Al Jazeera
